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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.1 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 10 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Vino Me on 4/24/2023 & rated 85 points: I bought this on sale for $12. We visited this estate back in 2000. This wine is a blend of 80% Corvina, 10% Rondinella and 10% Oseleta made in an Amaronelike style. However, It did not have the raisiny profile that many Amarone have. Purple color. Notes of red fruit with earthy forest floor and a slight oxidative note on the finish. I don't see the Suckling score of 93 points for this wine. It seemed to be past it's prime and a little tired. 85 points. (423 views) | | | Tasted by Axelpeter on 3/28/2021 & rated 89 points: ZH) schöne reife Frucht (passito) und ausreichend Tiefe, angenehm weich, leichte Bitternote im Abgang. (1242 views) | | | Tasted by vinotintoahora on 5/16/2020 & rated 88 points: Un bon vin, bel acidité, sur les fruits noirs mais finale un peu courte. (1595 views) | | | Tasted by vespasian on 11/20/2019: Same blend as the Valpol, 30% dried grapes here; richer, riper nose with a jammy edge; more texturally complete with smoother tannins, high acidity and a tangy finish. (1542 views) | | | Tasted by Tom Prior-Grice on 11/17/2019: Very little expression on the nose, even with lots of time to breathe. Full body, medium acid, medium tannin (slightly grippy) and medium length. Expressive and opulent palette of black fruits, plums, nectarines, vanilla, smoke and black pepper. Very good. (1761 views) | | | Tasted by jesperarent on 11/9/2019 & rated 85 points: A bit disappointing - had expected more. I even tried in Riedel glass. Almost no bouquet.
Do not buy again even on offer (1637 views) |
| By Eric Guido
Vinous, Valpolicella & Soave: The Times, They Are A Changin’ (Feb 2021) (2/1/2021)
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JamesSuckling.com (8/16/2019)
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| Masi Producer websiteCorvina BlendPrimarily Corvina and Corvinone (45% to 95%), and Rondinella (5 to 30%). Sometimes includes Molinara, Oseleta, Negrara, Pelara, Spigamonti, etc, and, in small quantity, international red grapes allowed in the Valpolicella region.Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorVeneto Credit to WineCountry.it for this article
History and Tradition
The first human settlements of the lagoon and the surrounding areas maintained a simple social structure until the arrival of the Romans in the second century B.C. who divided the land into parcels of about 4,800 square meters and distributed those tracts among the locals to be cultivated.
The Romans founded the cities of Verona, Vicenza, and Padova, and named what was then the 10th imperial region, Venetia. Both the Veneto region and the province of Venice (Venezia in Italian) derive their names from the original Latin name of the area. The precursor of the city of Venice that we know today was founded during the Middle Ages when the locals escaped the barbaric invasions that followed the decline of the Roman Empire by taking refuge in coastal areas, islands, and the lagoon’s marshland.
The Venetian trade routes that connected Europe with Asia brought great wealth and general prosperity to the region. In many provinces, especially around Treviso, mulberry cultivation and the breeding of silkworms imported from China brought more affluence and prestige to local residents. With money pouring in from all quarters, Venice began its great building projects, chief among them creating the lagoon and canal infrastructure and systems still enjoyed and used today.
Between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th centuries following the opening of the Suez Canal, Venice once again became an important port city. Foreign investment financed the creation of the industrial infrastructure of Porto Marghera and freed the port of Venice from the burden of commercial navigation. Improved communications technology has allowed the rest of Italy and the world beyond closer ties to Venice, and has contributed to making Venice into an incomparable tourist destination.
The long period of power and splendor that blessed Venice encouraged the highest quality creations by local artisans. The ongoing request for jewelry, precious fabrics, lace, glass, wood and ceramic products by the noble Venetians shaped the development of typical stores along the narrow calli (streets) of Venice as well as factories both inland and on the lagoon islands. Up to today, popular tourist destinations are the Murano and Burano islands, famed for their glasswork and needlepoint products.
The Wines
Veneto is among the foremost wine-producing regions, both for quality and quantity. The region counts over 20 DOC zones and a variety of sub-categories, many of its wines, both dry and Spumanti, are internationally known and appreciated.
The three most well known DOCs are Bardolino, from the town with the same name and surrounding the shores of Garda Lake, Valpolicella, and Soave. Other noteworthy wines produced here are the white Bianco di Custoza, the excellent sparkling Prosecco, the Breganze, and the Amarone (a rich and powerful red from the Verona province). If you travel to the Treviso area, look for the little-known Clinton, a wine that is banned from distribution because it does not conform to the DOC standards, but is produced in limited quantities for local consumption.
The importance of winemaking in this region is underscored by the creation in 1885 of the very first Italian school for vine growing and oenology. In addition, Veneto was the first region to constitute the first strada del vino or "wine road". This first wine-touring road featured special road signs providing information on vines and the wines they were made into and joined the Valdobbiadene and Conegliano DOC zones crossing a series of hilly vineyards.
The most appreciated wines in the region come from the provinces of Treviso, Verona, Padova, Venice, and Vicenza. The area around Verona, with its temperate climate and hilly surrounding, is believed to have cultivated grapes since the Bronze Age. |
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